Have you met Aleks, project manager in the Planning & Project Delivery Office? Spend the next few minutes getting to know him a little better.
Where is your favorite place on campus?
Quad is still my favourite place - just because of the size, the greenery, and the surroundings.
Tablet or paper?
Tablet for sure.
Name one thing you've brought to work from home.
Family pictures of my wife and kids. I get to see their smiles every day at work.
What is the one thing you can't live without?
Music. I DJ on the side, so I always have something on - something playing in the background.
If you won airfare to anywhere in the world, where would you go?
I would go back home to Poland. The last time I went back was eight years ago… we're planning another trip in 2020, though.
You can invite anyone - alive or dead, real or fictional - to dinner. Who would it be?
Robin Williams. I was always intrigued by his characters in the movies, but I always wondered what he would be like in real life. Patch Adams is one my favourite films, and What Dreams May Come.
If you could switch jobs with someone else on campus for a week, what would you do?
The president - I'd like to see how it feels to fill those shoes.
What does "uplifting the whole people" mean to you?
In my opinion, it's about benefitting everyone, even if it's in different ways.
If you could solve any problem in the world, what would it be?
Inequality, so that everyone has a chance for a normal, stable life: peaceful, healthy, without daily struggles and hunger, etc.
What 3 words best describe your U of A experience?
Opportunity. Unique. Amazing.
Aleks has spent seven years at the U of A. As a project manager, he oversees projects for Facilities & Operations across multiple campuses. A few of his recent projects include Lister V: Thelma Chalifoux Hall, revamping theatres in the Clinical Sciences Building, and lighting upgrades in the Saville tennis courts.